Riff Tone
Mariella
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
Guitar2001 Fender Stratocaster (Graph Tech TUSQ saddles, DiMarzio Cruiser pickups, flatwound strings)
AmpFender '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue
PickupsDiMarzio Cruiser single-coil-sized humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
wahDunlop Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp Mini
phaserBoss Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
delayStrymon Strymon El Capistan
Notes
Studio recording for 'Mariella' (2022, Texas Moon EP). Mark Speer uses the Strat's volume/tone knobs for dynamics. Effects are mostly from pedals, not amp. Wah is always on. Reverb is from Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail pedal, not amp. Delay from Strymon El Capistan. Settings and chain confirmed for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
shimmering and ambientwarm and smoothbright but not harshspacious and reverberantclean and articulateslightly compressedsubtle slapback echoliquid, phasey movementrounded attack from flatwoundsjazzy, partial-chord voicings
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated chord work and subtle dynamic control, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar2001 Fender Stratocaster (Graph Tech TUSQ saddles, DiMarzio Cruiser pickups, flatwound strings)
AmpFender '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue
PickupsDiMarzio Cruiser single-coil-sized humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
wahDunlop Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp Mini
phaserBoss Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
delayStrymon Strymon El Capistan
Notes
Studio recording for 'Mariella' (2022, Texas Moon EP). Mark Speer uses the Strat's volume/tone knobs for dynamics. Effects are mostly from pedals, not amp. Wah is always on. Reverb is from Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail pedal, not amp. Delay from Strymon El Capistan. Settings and chain confirmed for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
shimmering and ambientwarm and smoothbright but not harshspacious and reverberantclean and articulateslightly compressedsubtle slapback echoliquid, phasey movementrounded attack from flatwoundsjazzy, partial-chord voicings
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated chord work and subtle dynamic control, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques.